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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Military service to benefit jobseekers
As early as April, people who have served in the military will get extra credits when they apply for jobs in public sectors, the Ministry of National Defense said Monday. The measure is expected to benefit mainly men, who spend 21 to 24 months in military camps as their compulsory military duty. However, the plan is likely to trigger resistance from women’s rights groups and others who claim the e
Social AffairsJan. 10, 2011
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Chilly Spanish shoppers bare all for free clothes
(AFP) BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - Hundreds of shoppers in Spain braved chilly weather to queue outside shops in their underwear on the first day of the winter sales Friday to take advantage of an offer of free clothes."Come in your underwear and get a free outfit", so declared an offer by Spanish-based clothing retailer Desigual for the first 100 people to enter each of their stores in cities around
InternationalJan. 10, 2011
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Gisele Bundchen, Mark Wahlberg have the hottest bodies
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen and actor Mark Wahlberg were selected as having the most desired bodies by plastic surgeons of Beverly Hills in the 14th Annual “Famed Hottest Looks” survey, Fox News reported Nov. 6. Although the Brazilian-born supermodel gave birth in December, 2009, she was the most requested by the doctors‘ patients. Gisele Bundchen (MCT)The survey conducted by Dr. Richard Fleming a
InternationalJan. 10, 2011
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51 dead in Mexico, including 15 beheaded
MEXICO CITY - Drug-related violence over the weekend claimed 51 lives across Mexico, including a record-setting 15 decapitations in the beach resort of Acapulco, authorities reported Sunday.The beheadings, mutilations, drive-by shootings and summary executions were carried out in southeastern Guerrero and northern Chihuahua states, as well as in the Mexican capital, despite the government's five-y
InternationalJan. 10, 2011
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Border collie understands more than 1,000 vocabularies
(Captured from the Metro)One border collie has proved she is smarter than the average 3-year-old child.According to British daily Metro, Chaser has the broadest “vocabulary“ ever seen in an animal after learning the names of more than 1,000 objects. Chaser was trained intensively for three years to be able to identify 1,022 objects. Not only that, Chaser can also categorize things by function and
InternationalJan. 10, 2011
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Opposition to grill top auditor-nominee
The main opposition Democratic Party has vowed to grill the nominee for Board of Audit and Inspection chairman over his “unusually rapid” accumulation of wealth at the parliamentary confirmation hearing slated for Jan. 19-20. DP lawmakers are also urging President Lee Myung-bak to withdraw the nomination of former prosecutor Chung Tong-ki for the position. Their indignant stance, taken on Sunday,
Social AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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N.K. has multiple motives behind dialogue overtures
Pyongyang’s overtures for dialogue with Seoul appear aimed at securing outside assistance to ease its economic travails and escape international isolation resulting from its belligerent behavior, experts here said on Sunday.Some also pointed out that the olive branch seems intended to show the U.S. that it is making due endeavors for the improvement of inter-Korean ties, a condition the U.S. has d
PoliticsJan. 9, 2011
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Former police chiefs to face summons
The prosecution is planning to summon two former top police officials early this week as part of its probe into an escalating bribery scandal regarding construction site catering contracts, sources said Sunday.The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office will question former National Police Agency chief Kang Hee-rak as early as Monday on suspicion of receiving some 100 million won ($88,840) in k
PoliticsJan. 9, 2011
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Korea toughens regulations on anchor babies, citizenship
The government has decided to grant dual citizenship to the children of women who have studied or worked overseas for more than six months and given birth while abroad.Those who fail to meet the standard will be considered “anchor babies” from “birth tourists” and will be excluded from the system, said the Ministry of Justice on Sunday. Korean males who gain dual citizenship will still be mandated
Social AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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Suffering wife to talent show winner
Filipino woman abused by Korean husband finds new hope“I felt like I was singing for my one moment in time,” said Marinel Cuid.For the Filipino native, winning a national talent show here signaled a fresh start for her and her children, away from her abusive Korean husband.“I cried all night (after winning the talent show) because I couldn’t believe it,” said Cuid.The 35-year-old single mother of
Social AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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MANILA (AFP) - Philippine authorities may ban sex on the world-famous beaches of Boracay island after a television crew filmed two naked couples making out in public on New Year's Day, the local mayor said Thursday.The clip showed one pair apparently having sex on the beach and the other locked in a passionate kiss in the water, with the woman's bare breasts clearly shown above the waterline.The ABS-CBN television network said it filmed the apparently Western couples at 2:00 am on New Year's Day
InternationalJan. 9, 2011
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Indonesian Embassy not for sale: Ambassador
“This is groundless, we will never move as long as I’m here in Korea.”So Indonesian Ambassador Nicholas Dammen firmly stated about rumors that his government and embassy is entertaining the possibility of moving their chancery and compound to another location.The embassy, which is located on prime real estate, has been the focus of several hawkish, clandestine developers in South Korea and Indones
Foreign AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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Man carries out self-castration to become woman
A 22-year-old British man has chopped off his own testicles, apparently seeking to become a woman.According to the British tabloid the Sun, the 22-year-old man last Friday cut off his private parts and threw them into Queens Park, Chesterfield. The man, believed to have waited nearly 24 hours before going to the hospital, told the staff he experienced “a lot less” pain than he had anticipated, was
InternationalJan. 9, 2011
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Chile Embassy awards language contestants
People-to-people exchanges in the education sector are one of the most important ways to connect two countries.To further this practice, the Chilean Embassy recently announced the winners of its language contest.The road to the final three winners started in January before current ambassador Hernan Brantes took the reins of the Seoul mission.“Contests like these are very important for the future o
Foreign AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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New visa fees at Kenya Embassy
Tourism destinations in Kenya have been featured recently on local television stations with inspiring footage of their natural sceneries.The Kenyan Embassy has announced that as of the new year, new rates for visa applications have been applied.Single entry visas are now 60,000 won while businesspeople applying for multiple entry visas will pay 120,000 won.Transit visas are 24,000 won and referral
Foreign AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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Inside Canada is looking for blog editors
Inside Canada, the Canadian Embassy’s Korean-language blog is looking for five editors to share their personal Working Holiday Program experiences in Canada with blog readers. In the past, there have been stories about Canadians working together to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, and a blogger won the Volunteer Agency Network of Korea award for his insightful comments about
Foreign AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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Registering for Finnish elections
Finnish citizens are reminded to update their address information to ensure that they are informed about their right to vote in the parliamentary elections in the spring. Finnish citizens who reside abroad are obligated to make a notification of change in the Population Register System at the Finnish Embassy.A list of the polling stations and their addresses abroad will be appended to the notice o
Foreign AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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Call for proposals to strengthen ties with EU
A call for proposals to support the strengthening of relations between the European Union and South Korea has been announced by the EU Embassy.With the conclusion of negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement in Oct. 2009 and the signature of the Framework Agreement in May 2010, relations are being upgraded to a higher level.The new agreements will provide Korea-EU relations with a modern basis and
Foreign AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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Ex-KLM manager decorated by Dutch Queen
Dutch Ambassador Paul Menkveld conferred upon former general manager of KLM Oh Kouk-hong the title of Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau in the name of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Menkveld explained that Oh received this prestigious decoration for his remarkable service to the Dutch national airline in South Korea.He was also awarded the decoration for his efforts in promoting Dutch-Korean
Foreign AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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Poetic diplomacy tool of Algerian envoy
It is no secret that ambassadors have diplomatic immunity, but the Algerian envoy has something else in his bag of tricks: a poetic license to increase cultural ties.Algeria Ambassador Hocine Sahraoui has written more than 50 poems to date. Alas, they have not yet been published. “This is my hobby and it is part of my job in a way,” he said. “My wife asks me to publish them but we will see what wi
Foreign AffairsJan. 9, 2011